The presence of stereotypical images of Black women in media has been well-documented throughout the literature. Existing evidence has indicated that these images contribute to a wide range of negative psychological and behavioral consequences for Black women and girls including decreased self-esteem, poorer interpersonal relationships and adverse mental health. However, despite the prevalence of stereotypical portrayals of Black women perpetuated in the media, evidence suggests that many Black adolescent girls are often resilient to the media’s effects. Prior research contends that this may be due to the individual’s appraisal of these images suggesting a need to investigate individual difference factors that may serve to shape appraisal. The current study is an examination of the relationship between exposure to stereotypical media images and appraisal in a sample of 66 adolescent Black girls. It was hypothesized that increased exposure to stereotypical media images of Black women would be associated with a negative appraisal of these images and that the relationship between frequency of exposure and appraisal would be moderated by racial identity. Results indicated that more frequent exposure to these images was in fact associated with a more negative appraisal and this relationship was moderated by racial identity.

媒体中对黑人女性的刻板印象的存在在整个文献中都有很好的记录。现有证据表明，这些图像对黑人妇女和女孩造成了广泛的负面心理和行为后果，包括自尊心下降、人际关系恶化和心理健康不良。然而，尽管媒体中普遍存在对黑人女性的刻板印象，但有证据表明，许多黑人少女往往能够抵御媒体的影响。先前的研究认为，这可能是由于个人对这些图像的评估表明需要调查可能有助于形成评估的个体差异因素。目前的研究是对 66 名青春期黑人女孩样本中暴露于刻板印象的媒体图像和评价之间的关系进行检查。据推测，增加对黑人女性刻板印象的媒体形象的曝光将与对这些图像的负面评价有关，并且曝光频率和评价之间的关系将受到种族身份的调节。结果表明，更频繁地接触这些图像实际上与更负面的评价相关，并且这种关系受到种族认同的调节。据推测，增加对黑人女性刻板印象的媒体形象的曝光与对这些图像的负面评价有关，并且曝光频率与评价之间的关系将受到种族认同的影响。结果表明，更频繁地接触这些图像实际上与更负面的评价相关，并且这种关系受到种族认同的调节。据推测，增加对黑人女性刻板印象的媒体形象的曝光与对这些图像的负面评价有关，并且曝光频率与评价之间的关系将受到种族认同的影响。结果表明，更频繁地接触这些图像实际上与更负面的评价相关，并且这种关系受到种族认同的调节。